This page allows you to download soil data viewer 6. View soil data access accessibility features through the following link. Soil data viewer must be installed, which will also install a toolbar for arcmap. Download countywide ssurgo soils maps using the usdanrcs geospatial data gateway. The purpose of these tools are to give users the ability to get soil survey geographic database ssurgo properties and interpretations in an efficient manner. The harmonized world soil database is a 30 arcsecond raster database with over 15 000 different soil mapping units that combines existing regional and national updates of soil information worldwide soter, esd, soil map of china, wise with the information contained within the 1. Allows users to save, download, and print soil maps. Functions to automate downloading geospatial data available from several federated data sources. Soil survey geographic data base ssurgo, minnesota this dataset is a digital soil survey and generally is the most detailed level of soil geographic data developed by the national cooperative soil survey. Gridded soil survey geographic gssurgo10 database for. Soil data viewer office for coastal management noaa. Soil survey geographic data base ssurgo, version 2. This provides the user with a tool for quick geospatial analysis of soil data for use in resource assessment and management.
Dynamic export of soil survey data to kml through soilweb. Soil survey geographic national soil survey center ssurgo. This is an arctoolbox designed to process and manage ssurgo downloads from web soil survey and use them to create gssurgo databases. My question is can this extention work in pro or, if not, then any solution on how i can go about creating the soil map. Importing data with gis import the gssurgo 10m raster product from geospatial data gateway replacement for soil data mart, or import the gssurgo product and hydric soils query, or import ssurgo or statsgo vector data using soil data viewer to produce interpretative maps and layers. The gssurgo data were prepared by merging the traditional vectorbased ssurgo digital map data and tabular data into statewide extents, adding a statewide gridded map layer derived. They are very similiar to the united states department of agriculture natural resource conservation services distributed soil data viewer sdv, although there are distinct differences. The ssurgo user should be knowledgeable of the structure of the soil database and familiar with gis technology. Visit the soil data viewer page and click on download and install soil data viewer. Using the soil data viewer in a gis toby oo geengeen dept. Remember to uninstall any previous versions of arcswat before installing a new version. Since early 2000s, arkansas geographic information office agio has collaborated with natural resources conservation services nrcs to provide access to soils information to users through geostor. Ssurgo datasets consist of map data, tabular data, and information about how the maps and tables were created.
Soil mapunits are the basic geographic unit of the soil survey geographic database ssurgo. The nonusda cce audience includes, but is not limited to, cooperators, consultants, educational institutions, technical service providers, and the general public. All minnesota ssurgo data sets are now in version 2 format. If you are using arcgis, working with ssurgo data is much easier by using the nrcs soil data viewer. Soil survey geographic database ssurgo ag data commons. The extent of a ssurgo dataset is a soil survey area, which may consist of a single county, national forest, or portions of a county. The gridded soil survey geographic gssurgo database statetile package product is derived from the soil survey geographic 2. This is because they may be in different coordinate systems. Ssurgo map data can be viewed in the web soil survey or downloaded in esri shapefile format.
I ndividual conussoil data coverages may be found by. The ssurgo data also has a finer resolution than statsgo. If you try to overlay the ssurgo soil maps with other maps on the massgis data viewer the maps may not be aligned. This might charge you since you are not part of usda employee or any federal agency. Use this web map to download map packages created from the soil survey geographic database ssurgo that the esri soils team has extracted and prepared for immediate use in your maps and analyses. It is the one stop source for environmental and natural resources data, at any time, from anywhere, to anyone. There are many one to many relationships, and many complex linking relationships in the ssurgo data, such that simple joins beyond soil names can be difficult or produce less than. The resource consists of georeferenced digital map data, computerized tabular attribute data, and associated metadata, and defines soil characteristics, properties, and potential limitations or suitability for various uses. Integrating finescale soil data into species distribution models. The extent of a ssurgo dataset is a soil survey area, which may consist of a single county, multiple counties, or parts of multiple counties. Soil data viewer can be used to create reports and thematic maps associated with soil attributes, typically at the map unit level. Soil survey data are delivered dynamically in a kml file, allowing you to view mapped areas in a 3d display.
When you select a soil survey for download from the map or dropdown menu, a zipfile with the montana survey area number will be copied to the location you select on your computer. This video will explain how to download soil survey spatial and tabular data from the geospatial data gateway and how to use. Area and depthweighted averages of selected ssurgo. Soil survey geographic database national oceanic and. If a driver that allows the soil data viewer application to communicate with a microsoft access ssurgo template database is missing, an exception will occur the instant that that soil data viewer attempts to open a microsoft access ssurgo template database. Create and analyze thematic maps of soil types and characteristics. Demonstrate how to download, setup, and use ssurgo data with sdv. The following is excerpted from information provided by the usda, nrcs. The tabular data represent the soil attributes and are derived from properties and characteristics stored in the national soil information system nasis. Using ssurgo data with other data available from the massgis data viewer. Gis analysis of soils data to aid tax assessment of. Use this web map to download map packages created from the soil.
Gridded soil survey geographic gssurgo database statetile package originator. Soil survey geographic database office for coastal management. This is an arctoolbox designed to process and manage ssurgo downloads. This database offers the most detailed level of vectorbased information on soil types and distributions available digitally. Using the ssurgo template database as a substitute for soil data mart the ssurgo template database can run many of the same functions as the soil data mart used to, but there are a few steps that must be taken first. Using the ssurgo template database as a substitute for soil. To decipher the many ways in which the soils data may be interpreted and displayed, using the related tables, usdanrcs has developed the soil data viewer, a free extension for arcgis 8. This application provides quick access to readytouse project packages filled with useful soil data derived from the ssurgo dataset. Soil data access is the name of a suite of web services and applications whose purpose is to meet requirements for requesting and delivering soil survey spatial and tabular data that are not met by the web soil survey and geospatial data gateway websites. Just a suggestion, but working with ssurgo data and its tables is usually much easier and less misleading if you use the free soil data viewer extension for arcgis. Im working on my project for one of my design classes and need to generate a soil map data using ssurgo data to work of for my project. Download and install the harmonized world soil database program from the harmonized world soil database web site. Montana ssurgo soils data download spatial and tabular data for all survey areas have been updated as of november 2019.
The following examples can be queried from the database. Next, you will need to link the soils tables in microsoft access. Extract data from zip download into an appropriate file location. Detailed specifications are available in part 647 soil geographic data development of the national soil survey handbook 3. Designation the concatenated string of four kinds of symbols five data elements used to distinguish different kinds of layers in the soil. Th is report aims to help those preparing soil data for spatial modeling by describing the ssurgo soil data, providing an overview of how soil attributes can be generated with the soil data viewer, and discussing how to automate geoprocessing of the soil data within a. Statsgo data is defined on a statewide level, whereas ssurgo is countywide survey data. You will probably need to go to nrcs geospatial data gateway to select all or some soil survey area spatial and tabular ssurgo soils data. Soil survey geographic data base ssurgo, minnesota. See the gssurgo user guide for instructions on how to verify ssurgo and gssurgo data creation dates. Web soil survey wss provides soil data and information produced by the national cooperative soil survey.
This application is an update to our original ssurgo downloader. This data set is a digital soil survey and generally is the most detailed level of soil geographic data developed by the national cooperative soil survey. This is an efficient method for spatially merging several different soil survey areas as well as merging their tabular data. Soil texture descriptions and parent materials are included as well as percent clay, silt, and sand contents. Im aware in the regular arcmap, you need to install the soil data viewer addin. Also includes gssurgo mapping toolset for creating soil data viewerstyle. Gridded soil survey geographic database gssurgo, minnesota.
The gssurgo dataset was created from ssurgo data downloaded from nrcss web soil survey website during the third week of january 2014. Also includes gssurgo mapping toolset for creating soil data viewerstyle maps and the gssurgo reporting toolset. View detailed information about map units and their components. Department of agriculture is committed to making its electronic and information technologies accessible to individuals with disabilities by meeting or exceeding the requirements of section 508 of the rehabilitation act 29 u. Joiningrelating ssurgo data issue geonet, the esri. A request to download data for a survey area typically includes a request for a ssurgo template database, but you can also download a ssurgo template database independent of a request for survey area data from web soil survey by clicking on the start wss button, download soils data tab, and download ssurgo template database bar. To use this application, navigate to your study area and click the map. We have recently added a kml export function to our online soil survey soil web.
Soil interpretation lookup table for ssurgo database for. Gridded soil survey geographic gssurgo10 database for the. Obtaining soil type ssurgo data from web soil survey. Ssurgo status map displays a status map of current ssurgo data availability. If a driver that allows the soil data viewer application to communicate with a microsoft access ssurgo template database is missing, an exception will occur the. Mar 11, 2016 this video will explain how to download soil survey spatial and tabular data from the geospatial data gateway and how to use. This table provides connecticut users some of the most commonly used local soil interpretations, but is. Soil data viewer create and analyze thematic maps of. Click download and the project package will be copied to your computer. Natural resources conservation service nrcs gis data nc. Individual conussoil data coverages may be found by clicking on the buttons above.
This format is compatible with nrcss soil data viewer, a free extension for arcview 3. Soil data products are designed for use by landowners, townships, and county natural resource management agencies. Jul 01 2010 revised source for arkansas soil survey data. Using the soil data viewer professional soil scientists. Some version of microsoft access must be installed. Th is report aims to help those preparing soil data for spatial modeling by describing the ssurgo soil data, providing an overview of how soil attributes can be generated with the soil data viewer, and discussing how to automate geoprocessing of the soil data within a geographic information system gis. How do i obtain the soil data needed for soil data viewer. It allows you to choose your area of interest, browse and select data, customize. Status map of soil surveys available from the web soil survey pdf. The esri soils team created a map with of the most useful variables in ssurgo.
Reading and mapping ssurgo data san francisco state. The data are packaged by subbasin huc8 from the watershed. Integrating finescale soil data into species distribution. Note that you will need microsoft access, arcgis, and the usda soil data viewer addin for arcgis downloadable at. Ssurgo data provided to esri september 2011 by us natural.
This version includes data from the 2014 ssurgo snapshot and adds a number of new fields including a dominant condition field for soil order and percent composition fields for each soil order. This app runs in your web browser and is compatible with desktop computers, tablets, and smartphones. Download and crop data from the nrcs ssurgo soils database. Using the ssurgo template database as a substitute for. To access the county files, click the yellow download soils data tab and then soil survey area ssurgo link. This data table defines a subset of soil interpretations available for the soil survey geographic ssurgo database for the state of connecticut, which is a digital soil survey and generally is the most detailed level of soil geographic data developed by the national cooperative soil survey. The tabular data represent the soil attributes, and are derived from properties and characteristics stored in the national soil information system nasis. Ssurgo data downloader mature support arcgis online. The geospatial data gateway gdg provides access to a map library of over 100 high resolution vector and raster layers in the geospatial data warehouse. Jul 12, 2012 just a suggestion, but working with ssurgo data and its tables is usually much easier and less misleading if you use the free soil data viewer extension for arcgis. The tabular soil data accessed by soil data viewer must reside in a microsoft access ssurgo template database, and microsoft access is required to be able to import that data.
Using soil data from the usda geospatial data gateway in. This dataset is called the gridded ssurgo gssurgo database and is derived from the soil survey geographic ssurgo database. Using soil data from the usda geospatial data gateway in arcgis. This is an arcmap extension that makes soil mapping unit attribute joins to the appropriate database tables. Soils data are provided for 71 soil survey areas in montana. Statsgo mapunits soil texture class depth to bedrock sand, silt, clay fractions rock fragment class rock fragment volume bulk density porosity permeability available water capacity ph plasticity kfactor hydrologic soil groups curve numbers background methods data coverages citation. It is operated by the usda natural resources conservation service nrcs and provides access to the largest natural resource information system in the world. A new release of gssurgo is planned for each federal fiscal year, which begins october 1. Ssurgo is generally the most detailed level of soil geographic data developed by the national cooperative soil survey ncss in accordance with ncss mapping standards. On the download data page, you must specify the following. In reality it may take some time to download and process the data. If you are running this on a different computer on which. The ssurgo dataset is a compilation of soils information collected over the last century by the natural resources conservation service nrcs.
Arcswat is an arcgisarcview extension and interface for swat. Download readytouse project packages with over 170 attributes. Attribute data can be downloaded in text format that can be imported into a microsoft access database. This soil survey contains information that can be applied in managing farms and wetlands. Go to your geodata drive and find the soils folder for the county you want, and go into the tabular data folder. The information was prepared by digitizing maps, by compiling information onto a planimetric correct base and digitizing, or by revising digitized maps using remotely sensed and other. The soil map and data used in the ssurgo product were prepared by soil scientists as part of the national cooperative soil survey. If the exception mentions a missing or empty table, the problem is a missing driver.
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